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I certainly get it, and am in the same boat - but you can do that because you know what notation is supposed to sound like, and have a handle on the overall genre and what the style is. :)

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You might have a look at some other chord charts that offer some other options:

https://banjochords.net/chords/tenor/7/7-tenor-banjo-chords.pdf

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https://banjochords.net/chords/tenor/
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Some of your questions about fingering options may be found in Calace's "Metodo per liuto cantabile"

https://imslp.org/wiki/Metodo_per_liuto_cantabile%2C_Opp.85-88_(Calace%2C_Raffaele)
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This is really true - Ableton is quite good for that sort of use. Much better than a loop pedal.



Also true! And there's nothing wrong with improving one's sense of time.

Hey, good for you and all the best!

Sue, what you describe about your school music experience is what I complain about...music ed that never addresses the basic issues of the inner ear.

Instead...

That depends on how you were taught to read standard notation...which in the Italian tradition was a way to sing before you were ever given an instrument.

So I disagree, learning to sight-sing...

It looks like it was made to be used at a Renn fair. Enjoy.

I'm not sure...check the scale length and neck and see how short it looks. It may be in 4ths or 5ths. I'm curious.

That makes sense! BTW, I'm part German Catholic too...but mostly Sicilian/Italian.



As the organist at our local Catholic church, these are a few of my favorite hymns:

Be Thou My Vision (I...

Funny you suggest that - I'd do the reverse, since the next section begins in the upper range, and the top line of the ending puts one in position for that, whereas the bottom line sets one up for...

No, I'm not rolling my eyes about your Gibson....but I'd rather play your other mandolins!;) :grin:

From my experience, pretty much all bowlbacks should be strung with extra-light strings, with 1st string at .009.

I have no problems with the GHS A240 Ultra Light Gauge: L09 (2) -L13 (2) -LB20 (2)...

That is a classic choice. There's also the Felix Mendelssohn's "Wedding March" in C major which would be a good option for the recessional.

Also other option would be the trumpet tunes or...

Learning the piano keyboard, even just as a music theory learning tool, is very useful. One advantage over the mandolin fingerboard is that each discrete pitch has only a single place to play them....

I'd like to add couple of links too:

https://gurdyworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Massif-Central-Pink.pdf

https://accordeonaire.com/bal-folk-tune-book-project/
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I assume the OP means "Bal Folk" and not Bal musette.

These folks express my feelings - for me I use the built-in pickup on my normally acoustic mandolin just to bring the volume level up to be able to play with jazz horns and amplified guitar, bass and...

This is a particularly good exercise, thanks for posting it.

It's also a good way to learn closed position fingerings.

Oy...bowl back! not the other word

The more one uses the 4th finger in playing, the less unruly it becomes.

Mike I deeply respect your moderation and personal opinions.:)

I agree about heavy electric basses - I've even had my luthier buddy hollow out the back of my fretless J bass. BTW, it sounds...

The big issues with your grandpa's mandolin would be condition, particularly neck action.

I'm one of the folks that plays bowlbacks regularly, mostly Italian music, choro, Klezmer, and classical....

Well, if you leave the ITM and Scottish sessions and go to a jazz jam session, you'll need to be able to improvise!:grin:

But your point is well taken in terms of the musical context involved....

Frankly you don't need a strap with a bowlback...seriously. You can even stroll without a strap.

It's good to hear it on mandolin, as I've heard it as a guitar piece. Thanks for the nice playing.